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Meaning of capper | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈkæ.pəɹ/

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. A device or person that applies caps, as to bullets or bottles.
  3. A person who records a television broadcast to their computer.
    Internet
  4. A person who caps i.e. is inclined to untruth, a fibber.
    slang
  5. A person that makes or sells caps.
  6. A finale; something that is conclusively better, or "caps it all off".
  7. A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers.
    US, dated, slang

Equivalents

Čeština čepičář
Deutsch Hutmacher
Русский конец

Examples

“And the capper of it all was, Stacy flew back to Memphis to see me for a day and try to settle our divorce with a one-on-one meeting.”
“The real capper is when St. John starts fawning over Hugh Hefner, host of the finest Super Bowl party known to man, musing: “The question isn’t whether Hef is the hippest octogenarian on the planet.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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